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Five Nights at Freddy's is a 2014 indie survival horror game and is often considered one of the scariest games of the year. Do you have the guts to play it? If so, read on.

Steps

1

Listento the phone guy. The phone guy was a previous security guard at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. He will give you useful and important information. Some of the information he gives is to check security cameras often, as well as to close doors and turn on lights only if necessary. He also give some background information on the restaurant itself.

As the nights go on, the Phone Guy's messages will be shorter. Apply what you have learned from him. The movement patterns of the animatronics will be much faster than the first night.

On the fourth night, the Phone Guy has recorded his last message. It is his last message because he is about to be attacked by animatronics, or as many people assume, Golden Freddy (a ghost like character you can see on any night by looking at cam 2b for too many times).

2

Use power sparingly. You have a limited power supply for each night. If you run out of power, Freddy may catch you. Your shifts last for six hours, from 12 AM to 6 AM, so keep this in mind while rationing power. The transition from 5 AM to 6 AM can interrupt Freddy's attack if you run out of power, so try to survive until 5 AM at the least.

3

Be very careful from the third night on. While the game will still be tough the first two days, the animatronics will become more active on the third night. Be sure to have most of your power saved. You'll need it much more on nights three, four, five and six.

4

Understand the animatronics behavior. There are five animatronics in the game: Bonnie the Bunny, Chica the Chicken, Foxy the Pirate Fox, Freddy Fazbear, and Golden Freddy. Bonnie and Chica come from the left and right doors, having a random path. Foxy goes to the left door and is more aggressive depending on how much you check on him. Freddy comes to the right in a single path. Golden Freddy is summoned through a rare appearing poster.

5

Be prepared for the fifth night. The Phone Guy will not have a message for you that night, so you will be on your own. The animatronics will be as active as ever as this is the last main night, and this is the one that you'll need your power the most. On night five you get a strange, garbled phone call that is speculated to come from Freddy. It's quite possible that after Phone Guy's death, the animatronics had access to the phone, which is why you receive this. Don't let it distract you though!

6

Do your best. If this is your first time playing, be prepared. Five Nights at Freddy's is somewhat weird, and very scary. Be prepared for not just the fifth night, but things like jumpscares, animatronics traveling, and much more!

If you have succeeded in surviving the fifth night, you can play night six and seven.

Upon beating Night 6 you can unlock night 7. Here you can set the animatronic's AI difficulty.

Community Q&A

If you happen to see Golden Freddy on the floor of your office, quickly flick your monitor (the cameras) up for one second, then back down. Otherwise, Golden Freddy will crash your game, and you will have to close and re-open your game to play it.

Golden Freddy is a secret animatronic. If you see a Golden Freddy poster, which is rare, then put down the camera, Golden Freddy will be lying in a heap. Quickly put the camera back up for a second then put it back down if you want to live. Otherwise, Golden Freddy will kill you and crash the game. You can play it again by closing the game then opening it again.

What will happen if you don't look at the monitors or close doors or operate lights? If you just conserve power and don't touch ANYTHING, what will happen?

Community Answer

There are multiple things that could happen. One way you could die is by Foxy. Though he usually doesn't come until night two, not going on your cameras for the whole time of the first night will trigger him leaving and killing you, and this applies to every other night. From night three onward, once he has entered your office, Freddy can kill you without you moving, it will just be slightly delayed. In short, you will die.

Occasionally when checking the West Hall Corner (Cam 2B), a close-up of Golden Freddy's face will appear in place of Freddy's poster. When this happens and the monitor is lowered, Golden Freddy will appear. Be aware that Golden Freddy cannot be summoned if Bonnie is occupying the West Hall Corner, and Golden Freddy is most likely to appear on Night 1 and Night 3.

Tips

If you want, you can record yourself playing the game and post it on YouTube.

If you don't want to get too scared, try grabbing a stuffed animal before you start playing, and you can squeeze it and bury your face in it if it gets too scary.

You can summon Golden Freddy by switching to CAM 2B and staring at the poster if it has a picture of Golden Freddy.

If it gets too hard, try this pattern. Left light, right light, check on Freddy, check on Foxy, close doors as necessary, repeat.

Remember that Chica and Freddy come down the East hall, Bonnie and Foxy come down the West hall. Freddy also comes from the West hall if you run out of power.

Use helpful websites, such as YouTube, and remember things get out of control.

Try watching FNaF videos on YouTube so that you can practice not to be scared when you play. Watching funny videos, such as Markiplier's, can help you see the game in a happier light.

Try closing the doors when they're at the corners. They'll come to the door and jumpscare you if not cautious enough.

On the first two or three nights, only Freddy, Foxy, and Bonnie come. But you can usually scare Bonnie away by turning your door light on.

If you just check Pirate's Cove and occasionally the Show Stage, you will save a lot more power. While it can help to know Chica and Bonnie's proximity, that will waste a lot more power.

Read the Freddy Files. It will tell you tips on how to beat all 5 games. Also in the book, it contains some lore and things you've probably never known before.

On later nights, don’t make Foxy run to your door. Doing so might make him more aggressive towards you, forcing you to check on him a lot more than you usually would.

When there is a monster at the West hall close the door and turn on the lights if the shadow has something blocking it that means it is still there.

Warnings

If you do see the poster of Golden Freddy and he appears in your office, do not stare at it for too long or else he will kill you. You have about three seconds to pull up the monitor before he crashes your game.

Do not play if you don't like jumpscares, flashing lights or loud noises.

Try not to play the game too much or too late at night, or you may have nightmares.

If you get the Custom Night, do not set it to 1/9/8/7. Golden Freddy's kill screen will appear immediately, and crash the game.

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